Table 1. Demographic and Hematological parameters.

Variable	Sickle cell anaemia n=74	Control n=20	p value
Age Years	23.2 ± 5.3	22.7 ± 12.4	0.41
Female (sex)	41 (55.4%)	10 (50%)
Weight (kg)	50.6 ± 10.1	59.5 ± 11.8	0.99
Packed cell volume	25.1 ± 3.9	40.9 ± 4.6	<0.0001
WBC × 109/l	10.2 ± 2.9	5.3 ± 1.3	<0.0001
Platelets × 109/l	526 ± 183.3	211.8 ± 51.6	<0.0001
Reticulocytes Count (%)	9.6 ± 4.3	0.87 ± 0.095	<0.0001
Mean Spleen size (cm)	3.5 ± 4.5	8.7 ± 0.95	<0.0001